MOUNT VERNON — A Knox County Jail inmate was indicted for intimidation of witness, a third-degree felony, and assault, a first-degree misdemeanor.
The grand jury indicted Brian Creech, 29, Monday for the assault of another inmate with the intention of intimidating the victim’s girlfriend, who was a witness against Creech in another case.
Creech pleaded guilty to the fleeing and eluding charge in October but filed to change his plea one month later. The court denied Creech’s motion to change his plea in a hearing Tuesday, said McConville.
The victimized inmate was not involved in Creech’s fleeing and eluding case and was in jail for an unrelated charge. Creech apparently took advantage of the situation to try and put pressure on the victim’s girlfriend. The victim has since been released, while Creech is currently still being held at the county jail.
In another case of close proximity, a Mount Vernon man was charged with driving a stolen vehicle, also from Mount Vernon, three days after the car was reported stolen.
James Schaade, 30, was caught at a traffic stop on Sandusky Street Dec. 14 driving a stolen black 2014 Chevrolet Impala, according to McConville.
The officer ran the license plate and discovered that the car was reported stolen in Mount Vernon Dec. 11.
Schaade was indicted for receiving stolen property, a fourth- degree felony.
It is not believed that Schaade was the one who stole the car, but received it from someone else.
Other indictments issued by the grand jury on Monday were:
Robert Wood, 49, Mount Vernon, aggravated possession of drugs, a third-degree felony, aggravated trafficking in drugs, a third-degree felony; Eric Azbell, 33, homeless, aggravated possession of drugs, a second-degree felony; Tiffany Stover, 33, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and three first-degree misdemeanor counts for falsification, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and driving under OVI suspension; Reva Crim, 30, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, possessing drug abuse instruments, a second-degree misdemeanor; Treton Flack, 24, aggravated trafficking in drugs, a fourth-degree felony; Melodie Lacoy, 31, Centerburg, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; Terri Kopp aka Terry Jester, 48, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a fourth-degree felony, failure to obey traffic control devices, a minor misdemeanor; Steven Cole, 40, Mount Vernon, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, possessing drug abuse instruments, a second-degree misdemeanor, falsification, a first-degree misdemeanor; Jonathan Larue, 30, Mount Gilead, possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony; Rockey Clark, 30, Mansfield, aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony; Angella Holloway, 39, Granville, possession of fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony, possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony, possessing drug abuse instruments, a second-degree felony, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a fourth-degree misdemeanor.
